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News for Friday, 2 Sep 2011

Seven killed, including three women

Seven people, including three women, were killed in various incidents in the city during Eid. A man was killed over enmity in the Batapur area. Police said armed men fired...

Hot weather prevails in city

Hot weather was witnessed in Lahore on Friday, as the mercury touched 37 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature was 24 degrees Celsius. Torrential rains hit different parts of the...

Dengue kills…

Hamna, an 18-year-old girl died of dengue in National Hospital, Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on Friday. According to details, Hamna has been diagnosed of dengue a few days ago and received...

An Eid that went by happily

Forgetting inflation, power outages and the law and order situation in the country temporarily, Lahoris celebrated Eidul Fitr with zeal and fervour. Eidul Fitr is celebrated as a reward for the...

ITP unable to put a leash on public transporters

In spite of the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) having been established over six years ago with the aim of changing the attitude of public transport drivers, commuters in the capital...

Critical issues on the table in UNGA session

The forthcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session is significant for Pakistan in more than one way. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, who is representing Pakistan in the UNGA session...

Women’s abduction on the rise: 104 cases reported

Around 104 cases of abduction of women have been registered in various police stations of the capital this year, compared to four cases of kidnapping of male citizens, the city...

Energy woes plunge capital into darkness

In a bid to reduce the mounting electricity bills the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has adopted an anti-public way of saving money by turning the capital’s street lights off every...

Citizens flock Cinepax on Eid

Cinema culture in the garrison city of Rawalpindi has revived after Ramadan and large numbers of people, particularly youngsters, thronged to cinemas during the first three days of Eid. Cinepax, the...

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